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26December 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Avengers Spotlight #26

Marvel · December 1989 · on sale 1989-09-12

First appearance: Warden Howard G. Hardman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Avengers Spotlight (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
December 1989
Key date
1989-12-00
On-sale date
1989-09-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Warden Howard G. Hardman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Iron Man and Hawkeye face the breakout at the vault!cover1pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Keith PollardClint Barton, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Tony Stark
1Tales from the Vault; (Acts of Vengeance Prologue)comic story11script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Dwayne Turner; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Richard StarkingsAngar the Screamer, David Angar, Armadillo, Morrie Bench, Peggy Carter, Robin Chapel, Jonathan Crane, Max Dillon, Electro, Griffin, Warden Howard G. Hardman First, Anne Marie Hoag, Johnny Horton, Mister Hyde
3-letters page1letters: typeset
4Tales from the Vault Part 2comic story11script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Dwayne Turner; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Jack MorelliClint Barton, Dave Cannon, Warden Howard G. Hardman First, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Ebenezer Laughton, Molten Man, Orka, Mark Raxton, Scarecrow, Tony Stark, Whirlwind, Yetrigar

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602651813

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Acts of Vengeance Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4464-9		2011On eBay ›
Acts of Vengeance: Avengers #[nn]
ISBN 9781302922733		2019On eBay ›
Marked for Death
ISBN 978-1-302-96519-8		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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